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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for South Derbyshire District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 21 Mar 2016 to 29 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
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Stonehouse Farm, Ashby Road, Woodville, Swadlincote, DE11 7BP
Received 24 Mar 2020Land at SK4129 8075, Moor Lane, Aston On Trent, Derby
Received 13 Mar 20202 Field Gate Farm, Dish Lane, Sutton on the Hill, Ashbourne, DE6 5JA
Received 26 Mar 20202 Field Gate Farm, Dish Lane, Sutton on the Hill, Ashbourne, DE6 5JA
Received 26 Mar 202090 Burton Road, Castle Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9EW
Received 18 Mar 2020Plot At Water Works, Bog Lane, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8HU
Received 26 Mar 2020Land at SK2628 6240, Duck Street, Egginton, Derby, DE65 6HJ
Received 26 Mar 20202 Royle Farm Cottage, Cauldwell Road, Drakelow, Swadlincote, DE15 9TU
Received 30 Mar 2020Tower House, Porters Lane, Findern, Derby, DE65 6AP
Received 30 Mar 2020Slade House, Rose Lane, Ticknall, Derby, DE73 7JW
Received 30 Mar 20201 The Mews, Melbourne Derby, DE73 8LQ
Received 12 Mar 2020Woodside Farm, Colliery Lane, Linton, Swadlincote, DE12 6PB
Received 24 Mar 2020Land to the rear of 69 Woodville Road, Overseal, Swadlincote, DE12 6LU
Received 31 Mar 20203 Dominion Road, Swadlincote, DE11 0AY
Received 18 Mar 202026 The Castle Way, Willington, Derby, DE65 6BT
Received 16 Mar 202010, Hall Lane, Willington, Derby, DE65 6BZ
Received 1 Apr 2020Beehive Woodlands Lakes, Unnamed Road From C181 To C17 Linton Road, Rosliston, Swadlincote, DE12 8HZ
Received 1 Apr 202082 Mount Pleasant Road, Castle Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9JG
Received 24 Mar 2020Land north west of Shardlow Road, Aston-on-Trent, DE72 2AQ
Received 1 Apr 20207 Compton Avenue, Aston on Trent, Derby, DE72 2AU
Received 25 Mar 2020Dolly Barn, Ash Lane, Etwall, Derby, DE65 6HT
Received 1 Apr 2020Land at SK1930 5342, Hawthorn Farm, Main Street, Scropton, Derby
Received 1 Apr 2020The Old School Lodge, Derby Road, Aston on Trent, Derby, DE72 2AF
Received 25 Mar 202045, Glenn Way, Shardlow, Derby, DE72 2GZ
Received 1 Apr 2020Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for South Derbyshire District Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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